Thomasflatman - Public domain scenic painting

Thomas Flatman, 1635-88, Self-portrait, Dated 1673, Watercolour on vellum, stuck to a table-book leaf, Signed lower left 'TF' in monogram, and dated 1673. Inscribed in graphite on the back 'Portrait / of / Thomas Flatman / (the poet) / by himself / 1673'
V&A Museum no. P.79-1938, Given by the Basil S. Long Memorial Fund

Thomas Flatman, a lawyer, poet and miniaturist, described himself as a 'Gentleman'. This searching self-portrait is typical of his unglamorous miniatures, which were mostly of friends, fellow lawyers and officials.